{"id":3931,"date":"2025-11-22T11:51:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/network.rvrising.com\/?p=3931"},"modified":"2025-11-22T11:51:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:51:37","slug":"u-s-news-announces-the-2026-best-vehicle-brand-and-best-cpo-program-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/world\/u-s-news-announces-the-2026-best-vehicle-brand-and-best-cpo-program-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. News Announces the 2026 Best Vehicle Brand and Best CPO Program Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two new categories expand the 2026 awards to showcase electric vehicle brands.<\/i><\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON<\/span>, Nov. 20, 2025<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today announced its 2026 Best Vehicle Brand<\/a><\/u> and Best Certified Pre-Owned Program<\/a><\/u> awards.<\/p>\n

This year, U.S. News’ Best Vehicle Brands awards expanded, now evaluating 39 brands to identify industry-wide excellence across six key segments of the automotive market. Two new categories for 2026 include Best Electric Vehicle Brand and Best Luxury Electric Vehicle Brand. These additions recognize brands that excel in electric-specific criteria, including performance, safety and the overall quality of the interior and technology in both the standard electric vehicle (EV) and luxury EV segments.<\/p>\n

Ford<\/a> <\/u> claimed the inaugural title for Best Electric Vehicle Brand, while Lucid<\/a><\/u> earned the debut award for the Best Luxury Electric Vehicle Brand. These additions augment the existing cars, SUVs, trucks and luxury vehicle brand awards.<\/p>\n

This year’s winners include:<\/p>\n